PCU RN
St. Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

PCU RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Start date: 3–4 weeks out per compliance tier
• Ratios: 1:3–5
• First-timers accepted
• Every other weekend required
• On-call not required
• Floating: will float within service line before the house
• Local candidates not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Pending license accepted
• Time off allowed: up to 2 requests, with no more than 40 total hours during the contract

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Relias EKG exam with interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry or step-down experience
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Experience with EKG monitoring
• Experience with care and management of LVADs
• Government-issued ID
• Missouri license verification / NURSYS verification
• Background check
• Education verification
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Two professional references
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask clearance
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Negative TB or chest X-ray
• Flu vaccination or exemption during flu season
• Drug testing within 1 year of start
• HIPAA acknowledgement
• Latex allergy questionnaire
• Confidentiality form
• Regulatory compliance education
• Hep B declination
• SSN & DOB confirmation
• TB questionnaire
• Hand hygiene policy acknowledgment
• Fingernail policy acknowledgment
• Dress code policy acknowledgment
• Orientation modules

Preferred

• Supervisors within the last year are preferred as references

Unit / Clinical Details

• PCU RN
• Unit is transitioning from High Risk Cardiology to PCU in October
• Travelers should be comfortable caring for lower acuity patients until the transition is complete
• Cardiac-related patient population includes CHF, arrhythmias/A-fib/A-flutter, ACS-STEMI/NSTEMI, heart valve disease, CAD, hypertensive crisis, chest pain/shortness of breath/syncope, pacemaker/AICD malfunction, acute renal failure, LVAD patients, and CT surgery cases including CABG, valve, and transplant
• Procedures and care include cardiac catheterization, pacemaker/AICD placement, echocardiogram, treadmill stress test, nuclear stress test, cardiac MRI/CT, cardioversion/ablation, carotid Doppler, pulmonary function test, anti-arrhythmic drug loading, chest tubes/pericardial drains, temporary and permanent cardiac pacing, arterial pressure monitoring, tracheostomy management and care, and insulin infusions
• Special equipment: LVADs

Facility Notes

• Short term acute care hospital
• Magnet and teaching hospital
• Level I trauma center
• 1,266 staffed beds
• Charting: EPIC
• Scrub color: Navy